737NG FL400
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737NG FL400
Tracking a friend's flight recently I was surprised to see this
FL400 26 min into the flight... seems rather aggressive. Is that a typical flight profile for a 737-800 ?
FL400 26 min into the flight... seems rather aggressive. Is that a typical flight profile for a 737-800 ?
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Sorry I certainly did not mean any negative connotation in my post.
I was just surprised that a 737 would go that hight that fast. I now understand it is pretty much standard practice... I've learned something!
I was just surprised that a 737 would go that hight that fast. I now understand it is pretty much standard practice... I've learned something!
Many moons ago, I was on a flight test on a 767-200/CF6-80C2B6. The aircraft was very light, only about 10 people on board, no interior, no water in the barrels, and B6 was the highest rating (~60k).
We were on condition at 35,000 ft./Mach 0.82 10 minutes after brake release!
Getting to the flight deck after takeoff was a bit like climbing a mountain.
We were on condition at 35,000 ft./Mach 0.82 10 minutes after brake release!
Getting to the flight deck after takeoff was a bit like climbing a mountain.
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Chesty - If you climb into an increasing headwind the rate of climb can go through the roof...
Then again; if you add a nice 'wave' building up over a mountain range, and you can hook into the upside, it could go ballistic. Throw in Max Rate speed & those fighter jocks who've converted to civvi might have a deja vu fix.
Then again; if you add a nice 'wave' building up over a mountain range, and you can hook into the upside, it could go ballistic. Throw in Max Rate speed & those fighter jocks who've converted to civvi might have a deja vu fix.